Year: 2017

The tech industry has become an unlikely ally to congressional Republicans in their push for sweeping tax cuts, The Hill reports. President Donald Trump has been arguing frequently with tech giants, and in the latest […]

Kellyanne Conway’s Polling Firm Acquired by GOP PR Company

The polling company created by the current White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has been acquired by CRC Public Relations, a powerhouse GOP PR firm, Politico reports. Conway established The Polling Company in 1995, after her […]

White House ‘Back to Square One’ in Search for DHS Secretary

The Trump administration is once again searching for a permanent Department of Homeland Security secretary due to the fact that White House aides are not satisfied with the provided array of candidates, Politico reports. House […]

Twitter Suspends Hundreds of Russia-linked Accounts

Twitter issued an announcement Thursday that it had suspended 201 Russia-linked accounts that posted thousands of political ads on Facebook, but some lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction saying the problem is far broader, The Washington Post reports. […]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Confirmed for Second Term

General Joseph Dunford has been confirmed for his second term as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking military officer in the country, The Hill reports. Dunford’s fast confirmation was very well-known as […]

Trump Waives Shipping Restrictions for Puerto Rico for Hurricane Relief

President Donald Trump waived the shipping ban for Puerto Rico on Thursday which according to the island’s governor complicates and raises the price of the hurricane aid, The Washington Post reports. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the […]

Trump: NFL Owners Are Scared of Their Players

NFL team owners do not want to prevent their players from kneeling as a sign of protest during the national anthem due to the fact that “they’re afraid of their players,” President Donald Trump stated […]

Trump Administration Proposes to Cut Refugee Cap to 45,000

Trump administration on Wednesday prepared a proposal according to which admittance of refugees next year will be limited to a maximum of 45,000, the lowest cap in decades, which officials said was needed to provide […]

Trump Says He’ll Work With Democrats on Healthcare

After Senate GOP leaders have ceded their own push to dismantle the ACA, Donald Trump stated that he would continue his pressure on healthcare, The Wall Street Journal reports. The president stated that his plan […]

Poll: About 70 Percent Consider Trump Rhetoric on North Korea ‘Not Helpful’

According to a new Fox News poll, vast majority of voters find President Donald Trump’s escalating rhetoric on North Korea to be “not helpful.” Politico reports. Seventy percent of respondents in the Fox News survey […]

Trump Angry over HHS Secretary Price’s Private Jet Flights

President Donald Trump and his advisers are enraged over Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price’s use of expensive private jets, with some advisers privately calling for Price’s dismissal, Politico reports. Trump scolded Price on […]

Conservatives Back Trump’s Tax Overhaul Proposal

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans presented a sweeping tax overhaul proposal on Wednesday that won immediate praise from conservatives, The Hill writes. Business groups and the far-right House Freedom Caucus both backed the GOP […]

Republicans Facing Backlash over Kushner and White House Staff Email Use

Republicans who blasted Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server are dealing with a thorny issue: the use of private email by Jared Kushner and other White House staff for official business, […]

EPA and Pruitt Take Industry-Friendly Approach

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken an industry-friendly turn under the Trump administration, as administrator Scott Pruitt is moving to address several top priorities of the energy, agriculture and automotive sectors, The Hill reports. […]

Moore Wins Republican Senate Primary, Dealing Blow to GOP Establishment

A former state judge Roy Moore rolled to a win in Alabama’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, defeating appointed Senator Luther Strange, the preferred candidate of both President Donald Trump and Senate […]

Speaker Ryan against Kneeling during National Anthem but Supports Players’ Right to Protest

House Speaker Paul Ryan issued a statement to the reporters Tuesday saying that he does not support the act of kneeling by the NFL players during the national anthem, however, he does believe that they […]

Mueller Could Begin Interviewing White House Staff this Week

Special Counsel investigators could start interviewing current and former White House staff regarding the Russian probe during this week, CNN reports. Among the people that Special Counsel Robert Mueller considers interviewing are former and current […]

IRS Provides Mueller with Information on Trump Campaign

The IRS is providing information on Trump campaign associates with Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel office, including former campaign manager Paul Manafort and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, The Hill reports. On Tuesday, CNN reported […]

Senator Corker Announces Decision to Retire

Senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced on Tuesday that he would leave his seat when his term expires at the end of 2018, The Hill reports. While Corker is […]

Call for Trump Impeachment Puts Pressure on Top Democrats

Democrat Al Green on Tuesday issued a warning he will force a House floor vote next week on President Trump’s impeachment, creating a new dilemma for his party’s leaders, The Hill reports. Green stated that he […]

Top Democrat on Senate Intel Sees Reddit as Potential Russian Target

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Mark Warner considers Reddit as a potential tool of Russian social media influence, The Hill reports. Warner has also spearheaded efforts to scrutinize Facebook and Twitter […]

Trump Adviser Stone Denies Involvement in Election Interference

President Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone on Tuesday denied any involvement in what U.S. officials have called a Russian campaign of interference and disinformation during the 2016 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reports. Stone […]

Russia Investigation: Manafort and Flynn Likely to Face Criminal Charges

Connecticut’s Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal stated on Monday that Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort, the former top advisers of President Donald Trump, are “almost sure” to be criminally charged in the investigation of the special […]

Trump Says U.S. Is Ready to Use ‘Devastating’ Force on North Korea

President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. is ready to use “devastating” military force against North Korea but also urged the world to join in efforts to neutralize the rogue nation’s nuclear program, Bloomberg reports. […]

Mattis: U.S. Wants to Resolve North Korea Crisis Diplomatically

Jim Mattis, the U.S. Defense Secretary stated on Tuesday that the United States wants to resolve the crisis with North Korea diplomatically and is centered on neutralizing Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, Fox News reports. “We […]

Trump Travel Restrictions on More Solid Ground as Top Court Cancels Hearing

The Supreme Court hinted on Monday it might dismiss a challenge to Donald Trump’s controversial travel restrictions after the White House has issued reviewed proclamation on eight countries that legal experts said stand a better […]

U.S. Rejects North Korea’s Talk of War

North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho issued a warning that his country would not hesitate to shoot down American warplanes regardless of whether they are in or outside the country’s airspace, which increased the […]

U.S. Sees ‘Four or Five’ Ways to Resolve North Korean Crisis

The U.S. came up with four or five different scenarios for resolving the crisis with North Korea, and “some are uglier than others,” National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster stated as tensions between the countries are […]

U.S. to Pose Restrictions on Russian Military Flights Over its Territory

Washington is set to announce restrictions on Russian military flights over U.S. soil which is regulated by the Treaty on Open Skies in what appears to be the latest strain of relations between the U.S. […]

Trump Administration to Reportedly Reduce Refugees Intake

The Trump administration will reportedly lower the number of refugees admitted to the United States during next year from 50,000 to somewhere in the 40,000 range, Axios reports. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Acting […]